CHOLESTEROL Arteriosclerosis & Atherosclerosis.

UGX 710,000 UGX 667,474 / $180.4

• ARTERIOSCLEROSIS is caused by calcium deposits. • ATHEROSCLEROSIS is caused by fat and cholesterol deposits. • These deposits block the correct flow of blood. The symptoms may include: • HBP, angina pectoris, heart attack, cerebral stroke, thrombosis, loss of memory, Aneurysm( enlarged artery caused by blood pressure increase when artery is blocked), occurs in brain and may cause partial paralysis..

• Cholesterol is a waxy substance necessary for cell metabolism which also gives strength and resistance to exterior cell membranes. However, if too much of it is found floating in the bloodstream, it can deposit itself on the walls of arteries and begin a process of obstruction that leads to arteriosclerosis..

• If the obstruction occurs in the coronary arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscles, the result is cardiac arrest in one of its forms (angina, heart attack)..

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